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A Luxury Vacation Rental with all the comforts of home, in Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, one of the most beautiful spots in the world. On the Ocean #1 fairway of the Princeville Makai Golf Course. For three couples on vacation, each has the privacy of their own master bedroom, with cable TV, and also the luxury of a large living area, looking out on golf course, mountains, ocean and waterfalls, to share with family or friends. For extended families, the house accommodates up to twelve, depending on ages and relationships. Walk to beach. Luxury at a bargain price. Great Value.

Why rent a Princeville Condo for your vacation, when three couples can have a whole house (over 3000 sq ft under roof) in the Princeville Resort, for less than $100/night/couple?

This Princeville Kauai Vacation Rental house is located on the #1 Fairway of the Ocean Nine, Makai Course, in Princeville Kauai, about eight hundred yards from the nearest beach, and walking distance to three great restaurants.

For more pictures of our Princeville, Kauai "House of Hospitality",Click here to see our furnishings, "Photo Album". Click on any picture to see it enlarged, and see a slide show by clicking "start" under an enlarged picture.

If you want information about the Princeville and North Shore area (Maps, Videos, Personal recollections, Golf, Beaches, Restaurants, attractions, etc.), Click "About Princeville" at the top of the page.

Walk upstairs, winding around a lush tropical atrium, to a large living area. This Princeville, Kauai Vacation Rental house is 3400 sq ft under roof. Enjoy panoramic views of ocean, fairways, mountains and waterfalls. Walk out on one of two lanais, and enjoy fresh tropical evenings as the sun sets behind Bali Hai across Hanalei bay.

("South Pacific" was filmed just down the road.)

In this Princeville Kauai Vacation Rental, there are King size beds in two of the Master Bedroom Suites and two doubles in the third. A daybed in the Living Room. Two futons (fold-up foam mattresses) for extra guests or extra family.

Definition of Shangri-la (n.)

1. A distant and secluded hideaway, usually of great beauty and peacefulness.

2. Princeville. Framed by sheer mountains that plunge into azure water, Princeville enjoys Kauai's most divine setting............................. as if the tranquil Hanalei Bay were in your own backyard. Robert Trent Jones's Prince course is a wild child, stretching 7,309 yards and often slashing its way through deep thicket. The Makai ("towards the sea") presents three nines -- the Ocean, Lakes and Woods -- that are more player-friendly. Playing early improves your chances of nabbing a patio table at the Living Room, where the sushi is always fresh and the sunsets are never less than dazzling.

You Said It: It has everything -- ocean, mountains, waterfalls.... The most opulent resort I've experienced.... The lounge at sunset might be the most beautiful place in the world.

TV (w/cable) in each BR and LR, DVD (with movies made on Kauai), Stereo, CD player. Internet: If you bring a laptop - Wireless high-speed Internet provided free. Without a laptop, Internet service is available at the local library with a Hawaii Library card. For non-Hawaii residents, temporary library cards may be purchased for $10 - good for three months, or $25 - good for five years. Library hours and address HERE.Phone, Microwave, Dishwasher, Blender.Toaster, Coffee Maker. Coffee GrinderFull kitchen, Washer, Dryer, Ironing Board and Iron, Crib, High Chair, Kiddie gate Ceiling fans. Gas grill. Linens provided, Beach towels. Cookware and utensils provided, A full bookcase of books, and a comfortable pune'e (daybed) on which to curl up and read a few. Games for the family. Beach equipment and snorkel gear are often left behind by our guests, but we do not guarantee just what will be there on your arrival. See "Extras" photo on page 2 of Photo Album for a sample.Each bedroom (downstairs) has a patio overlooking the golf course. Two large decks (ea with table and 4 chairs) upstairs. Exceptional views.Private pool and tennis court across the street from this Vacation Rental at Princeville, Kauai. The house is not air conditioned, but is cooled by the gentle Trade Winds, for which Hawaii is renowned.

Area:The Princeville Resort, on the beautiful North Coast of Kauai the "Garden Island", is renowned for its golf, luaus, and spirit of Aloha. The resort overlooks Hanalei Bay, and was the setting for the filming of "South Pacific". Bali Hai is across the bay. See the "About Princeville - Links" page for more information.

Ownership: You will be dealing with the owners, not a management company. The house is owned jointly between Hank Drayton, a retired Navy Captain, and his son and daughter-in-law Rick and Debra Drayton, who live in Princeville. Rick and Debra keep the house beautiful, and Hank and Gloria keep it full!

Upstairs, a "great room" (New furnishings) of Living, Dining, and Kitchen areas, with windows all around, and two decks. Gorgeous views of ocean, mountains, waterfalls, and golf course in this beautiful North Shore of Kauai. Directions provided in our own "coffee table book" to all the best Princeville and Hanalei restaurants, Kauai snorkeling beaches and shopping, with sample menus and comments from past guests. A fully equipped kitchen large enough for three cooks to work in harmony, or walk to one of three nearby restaurants in Princeville. New Granite Countertops. Fully equipped with bed, bath and beach towels and linens, beach mats, and a library of paperbacks for that "lie on the couch and do nothing" day. Books and toys for the "little ones". A DVD library of movies made on the Island of Kauai.

You will have use of the Sunset Drive Community Association Recreation Center across the street. This excellent facility includes a clubhouse, swimming pool and tennis court.

Watch a video of Sunset Drive, showing all the homes in the neighborhood, and the Recreation Center. Hale Kipa is shown at 1:15.

Guests say: "It's a beautiful thing when a place lives up to its billing" (The Nickels, Denver, Colorado). We have been told many times by our guests that it feels like home, not like a vacation rental, and that has been our goal.From GOLF MAGAZINE's Gold Medal Resorts 2004-05: